Monica Burtley-Miller, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 10 years in practice

Monica Burtley-Miller is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting concerns, and depression.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149027455 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1811585615 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Monica

Monica Burtley-Miller is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting concerns, and depression. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what’s weighing on them. Taking a first step toward change can feel hard, and she aims to make that step easier to take.

Monica uses clear, practical methods in sessions. She listens closely to what matters to each person and helps them set small, reachable goals.

Background and approach

Sessions often include looking at patterns of thought and behavior, improving communication, and building skills to cope with strong emotions. She brings a decade of clinical experience to her practice. That background includes supporting people through life changes, grief, and the effects of past trauma.

Monica also assists people facing caregiver stress, feelings of isolation, shame or guilt, and questions about life purpose. Her approach combines attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive strategies. This mix helps people feel understood while also trying new ways of thinking and acting.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person’s needs. Monica offers straightforward support for mood disorders, social anxiety, and post-traumatic stress concerns. She also helps with forgiveness work, control issues, and communication problems.

Her goal is to help people build practical tools they can use day to day.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

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Monica often draws on client-centered therapy to start sessions with open listening and to make sure a person's goals guide the work. This approach is about being heard and shaping therapy around what the client wants to address.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can ease anxiety or low mood. CBT gives specific strategies to test new ways of thinking and acting between sessions. Attachment-based ideas are used to understand patterns in relationships and to help people feel more supported in how they connect with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Monica works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a full session with face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in, and chat or messaging can offer quick reflections or ongoing support between meetings. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different day-to-day routines.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Monica commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, and coping with life changes.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style blends attachment-based work with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques to set practical goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 10 years of professional work experience supporting people through mood concerns, trauma, and life transitions.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and starting therapy work?

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